General Announcements through 11/27/06

PROFESSIONALS IN THE LAW PANEL - Tuesday, November 28 5-7pm
Location: EW120
ATTN 1Ls --Are you interested in hearing about the different opportunities available this summer? Come out to our Professionals in the Law Panel to hear from speakers from both the private and public sector. There will be a speaker from GE, Foley Hoag, Greater Boston Legal Services, and the Attorney General's Office. This is a great opportunity to hear more about summer jobs available, begin networking, get advice on when and how to apply, what to include in your cover letter / resume, and get your questions answered by those who do the hiring. This event is co-sponsored by
APALSA, BLSA, LALSA & SALSA. REFRESHMENTS will be provided.

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JOB FAIR FOR FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS

THE DELAWARE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE FOR DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE

ELEVENTH ANNUAL DELAWARE MINORITY JOB FAIR
FOR FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS
AT WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2007
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

Interview with Delaware Large, Medium and Small Law firms
Interview with Delaware Public Sector Employers (Federal & Local Government)
Interview with the Delaware Attorney General and Public Defender's Offices
Learn about Diversity in Delaware
Explore the Practice of Law in Delaware
Breakfast with Distinguished Members of the Delaware Bench & Bar

Please visit your Career Placement Office on December 1, 2006 to learn more about the Delaware Minority Job Fair. The deadline for submitting your application is Monday, December 11, 2006.

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Deadline: 11/30: Exams on Computer
Students have the option of taking exams on computer using software provided by ExamSoft Worldwide. The software download period will be open from September 19-November 30th. Students are required to download the software and register SofTest during that time, or will have to hand-write the exams.

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BLSA FOOD DRIVE
Between Nov. 16 and Nov. 27, BLSA will be having a food drive for the Greater Boston Food Bank. There will be a box in the cafeteria and one outside BLSA's office. Please donate what you can. Non-perishables, please.
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A WITNESS FROM DEATH ROW
Tuesday, November 28th, 6:30pm
St. Mary's Conference Room
Dale Recinella, lawyer and Catholic lay chaplain to Florida's death row, will speak about his first-hand experience with death row prisoners.

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HOW TO ACHIEVE ENDURING SUCCESS IN DARFUR
Wednesday November 29, 2006
6:30 p.m.
Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge.

Jendayi Frazer, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Director for Africa
Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations,United Nations
Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, Chairperson, Sudan Social Development Organization
Alex de Waal, Research Associate at the Global Equity Initiative at the Harvard Asia Center and Lecturer on Government
Robert Rotberg, Program Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution (moderator)